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With its headquarters located in Beccles, Suffolk, DS Watson Civil Engineering (Anglia) Ltd has made a significant investment in a range of Volvo excavators for its plant...
GAP Group investment in 6t and 9t swivel Dual View dumpers is rapidly increasing to meet on-going high utilisation levels from a wide range of industrial sectors. Since t...
Achieving high quality at low costs and a reliable assistant at hand β for milling machine operators the new Wirtgen large milling machines are an important aid in road r...
CASE Construction Equipmentβs new full-size CX350D LR excavator provides increased operating performance in applications that require long-distance bucket reach and preci...
Acclaim Handling awarded Health & Safety ISO 45001 accreditation Award-winning Acclaim Handling is a forklift hire sales and materials handling equipment specialist,...
South-Carolina-based Road Dryer, LLC, will have its experts on hand in Silver Lot 3 Booth #S6509 during CONEXPO-CON/AGG, March 10-14, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Visitors...
Tyre Boss who are a leading OTR tyre supplier, have recognised the harsh winter environments that machines and drivers have to endure and have added a new tyre to their p...
The past year has seen considerable change across the UKβs transport industry, from the arrival of the first driverless taxi trials on Londonβs roads and an ever-growing...
Purchasing used equipment is a great way to compliment your fleet. Feel confident in your decision based on three important Volvo Construction Equipment (VolvoCE) guarant...
A JCB Design Engineer is the toast of the UK today after winning a national apprentice award. Louise Meredith, 21, scooped the title of Higher or Degree Apprentice of the...
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology presents two yearsβ worth of upgrades on the remote-controlled DinoTM DC400Ri surface top hammer drill rig for urban areas and other ap...
On the construction site, small equipment, such as skid steers, loaders, and backhoe loaders, are used for collateral or smaller work.Β For companies that deal with road w...
Electricity North West – providers of power to five million people – has invested in two brand new JCB electric mini excavators. The company has bought the tw...
Ron Hull Demolition Ltd of Rotherham South Yorkshire has opted for a Volvo EC480E rigged with both High Reach and intermediate demolition equipment. The delivery of the n...
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has announced the appointment of Alwark SIA in Latvia and Alwark UAB in Lithuania as of 1 September 2019. The authorised...
Extreme low temperatures can have a significant impact on the peformance and maintenance of an excavator, so it is essential you carry out basic winterising of your excav...
Mecalac Construction Equipment UK (CEUK) was commended as a finalist in the βInnovation of the Yearβ category at this yearβs Plant & Civil Engineer Awards. The presti...
Komatsuβs mine clearing efforts to remove Anti-Personnel Landmines to be introduced as a side event of the fourth Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convent...
Williams Advanced Engineering has worked as an important part of a project team to support JCBβs World Record attempt to build the Worldβs Fastest tractor. Using its expe...
In the realm of road construction, compaction is considered one of the most important processes in pavement and roadway surface construction. It is necessary in order to...
When maintaining high performance levels are critical to your job site, a Volvo Active Care subscription could be the key. Volvo Active Care is a machine monitoring servi...
During Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe’s (HCEE) annual dealer conference, at the European headquarters, a brand-new look for the A-series machines was reveale...
Digital Catapult, the UK’s leading agency for the early adoption of advanced digital technologies, has built an advanced weather monitoring system using IoT (Intern...
A concrete contractor from Virginia is one of the first companies in North America to upgrade to the new Wirtgen AutoPilot 2.0 for stringless concrete paving. Talley...
Current and future workers in the resources industry will be able to gain formal qualifications in remote operations for the first time following a partnership between Ri...
DOKA Smart Tools enable more efficiency and more productivity, while working at ever-increasing speeds with no loss of precision. These are the challenges that constructi...
North West based specialist surfacing company, Miles Macadam has completed resurfacing works at Winsford rock salt mine – Britainβs oldest and largest working mine,...
An innovative bridge protection system, which can withstand the force of a 7,500kg truck travelling at 30mph, is now available to protect pedestrians from vehicle ramming...
LEADING designer, manufacturer and supplier of specialist products for the civil engineering industry Wrekin Products has created ClickLift ™ β an innovative produ...
Yotta has announced it is delivering its visualised highways asset management software solution, Horizons and supporting services to Kent County Council. The announcement...
Helping compact equipment operators improve productivity and machine versatility, John Deere is pleased to add three new models, the PD-72 inch (1,829 mm), PD-84 inch (2,...
Fleet management is one of the areas that AI is disrupting. The growing need to put driver safety first without compromising cost or efficiency has led to the adoption of...
Today, at the Organizers Strategic Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony in Guangzhou, China, after months of intense preparations, the organization of CASTex 2020 (Sout...
A consortium of five universities, working with 35 industrial and innovation partners, has unveiled the latest results from its multimillion-pound Orca Hub (Offshore Robo...
The new Cat D5 Dozer offers superior performance and the broadest choice of easy-to-use technology features to help you get the most from your bulldozer. Nimble and respo...
Leick Baumschulen is testing the first L25 Electric compact wheel loader from Volvo Construction Equipment, finding it to be a quiet, emission-free and easy-to-maintain a...
French contractor Schmitt TP has invested in a Hitachi ZX135USL-6 forestry machine for environmental activities carried out by its subsidiary, Mivois Environment. Establi...
In October 1970, a 17-year-old Mike Broad, fresh out of education at Wigan Grammar School, secured his first job with local, family-owned quarrying and aggregates busines...
Vermeer continues to propel the utility industry forward with the introduction of a new advancement in hydro-excavation. The Vermeer XR2 vacuum excavator is the industryβ...
Leading European plant and tool hire company Boels Rental has placed its biggest ever order with JCB as it invests in a new machine fleet, all fitted with the latest tele...
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